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Bifwebe (ceremonial masks, masks (costume), ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Carved wooden masks of the Songye people of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa, existing in both "female" and "male" types; the female type is used in burial rituals and the consecration of new chiefs, while the male type is used to impose discipline among the ranks of the circumcised. In form they are distinguished by prominent facial features, often including a crest, and stripes of black, red, and white. They embody attributes of the human, the animal, and the spirit.
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| Terms: |
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| Bifwebe (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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| Bifwebe (Spanish,UF,U,SN)
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| Kifwebe (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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| 契夫威貝面具 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U)
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| 奇威比面具 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U)
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| 比威貝木刻面具 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U)
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| qì fū wēi bèi miàn jù (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U)
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| qi fu wei bei mian ju (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U)
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| ch'i fu wei pei mien chü (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U)
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| bifwebe (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| kifwebe (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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| máscaras kifwebe (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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| máscara kifwebe (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TE |
Hierarchical Position:
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Costume (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ costume (mode of fashion) (G) |
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................ <costume by function> (G) |
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.................... masks (costume) (G) |
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........................ ceremonial masks (G) |
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............................ Bifwebe (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 非洲剛果民主共和國松葉族人的木刻面具，分為「雌性」與「雄性」兩種形式；女性形式用於葬禮與新酋長的授任儀式，男性形式則用於受割禮階層間執行戒律。外形上，其特色為臉部特徵突出，常包括頂飾和黑、紅、白色的條紋，會具體呈現人類、動物和泛靈的特質。 |
| Dutch ..... Uit hout gesneden maskers van de Songye, een volk in de Democratische Republiek Congo (voorheen Zaïre), die zich onderscheiden door overdadige gelaatstrekken, vaak voorzien van een kuif en zwarte, rode en witte strepen. |
| Spanish ..... Máscara tallada en madera del pueglo Songye de la República Democrática del Congo de África, existente en ambas versiones, masculina y femenina. El tipo femenino es utilizado en los rituales funerarios y en la consagración de nuevos jefes, mientras que el tipo masculino es utilizado para imponer disciplina entre las jerarquías de los circuncidados. Desde el punto de vista formal, se distinguen por características faciales prominentes, frecuentemente incluyendo una cresta y franjas de negro, rojo y blanco. Encarnan atributos de humanos, animales y espíritus. |
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